Oxlahuh-Tz'i'

Oxlahuh-Tz'i'
Ahpo Sotz'il of Iximche
Iximche, from where Oxlahuh-Tz'i' ruled
Predecessor	Wuqu-Batz'
Successor	Hun-Iq'
Spouse(s)	unknown queen
Issue
Hun-Iq'
Father	Wuqu-Batz'
Mother	Wife of Wuqu-Batz'

Oxlahuh-Tz'i' (died on 23 July 1508) was the second Ahpo Sotz'il of Kaqchikel Maya city of Iximche.

Biography

He was a son of his predecessor Wuqu-Batz'. He had a long and successful reign and lived through the reigns of two of his co-rulers - Lahuh-Ah and Kablahuh-Tihax.^[1]

Reign

Oxlahuh-Tz'i' and Kablahuh-Tihax gained a victory over the K'iche' around 1491 when they captured the K'iche' kings Tepepul and Itzayul together with the idol of deity Tohil.^[2] The captured kings were sacrificed together with a number of nobles and high-ranking soldiers. After this defeat, two Kaqchikel clans rebelled. Oxlahuh-Tz'i' and Kablahuh-Tihax crushed the rebellion on 20 May 1493.^[3]

Death

Oxlahuh-Tz'i' died on 23 July 1508 and was succeeded by his son Hun-Iq'.

Family tree

Wuqu-Batz'

Oxlahuh-Tz'i'

Hun-Iq'

Notes

1. ^ Schele & Mathews 1999, pp. 296-297
2. ^ Schele & Mathews 1999, p. 297. This event occurred on the day 10 Tz'i' of the Kaqchikel calendar
3. ^ Schele & Mathews 1999, p. 297

Persondata
Name	Oxlahuh-Tz'i'
Alternative names
Short description	King of Kaqchikel Maya city of Iximche
Date of birth	23 July 1508
Place of birth
Date of death
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